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Originally Posted by jayshum
Ken Rosenthal has the following column about Devers and the Red Sox asking him to play first base:
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The Sox paid Devers to hit. Let him hit. And figure out the rest.
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They're asking the
highest paid player on the team to play the
least demanding position on the team. Transitioning from 3B to 1B isn't asking a lot from a 28 yr old. They aren't asking him to suit up as catcher or move to the OF.
If Big Papi could play 1B occasionally, no reason Devers can't.